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Tag: Mental Health
Introducing AdaptiveYYC! A Free Mental Well-Being Initiative for Workplaces
AdaptiveYYC is a new initiative designed for non-profits and small business to help build resilience...
Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental HealthReach out, speak up and stay connected, now more than ever
With Bell Let’s Talk Day on Jan. 28, President and CEO Karen Young shares a...
Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental HealthSix tips to help kids cope in tough times
To help the young people in your life push past tough times, we have six...
COVID-19, Mental Health, School & Career Success10 Ways You Can Give Back for a More Meaningful 2021
In an extraordinary year, we witnessed Calgarians step up in extraordinary ways to help our...
Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental HealthWatch: Calgarians’ acts of kindness light the way for 2021
This year was full of surprises and challenges, but at United Way, we will always remember 2020...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingSix tips to maximize the impact of your charitable giving
This year has been especially difficult for many people in Calgary and area who have...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-Being“Be kind to your neighbour”: Q&A with Distress Centre Calgary volunteer on mental health during pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to affect all of us, conversations about mental health are more important...
COVID-19, Mental HealthSeven ways to be the strong ally the LGBTQI2S community needs you to be
Pride is a celebration that's hard to rival. Across the world, Pride has grown into...
Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Social InclusionPreparing for the Return to School
Through their United Way workplace campaigns, volunteers from The City of Calgary and Symcor filled...
COVID-19, Mental Health, School & Career SuccessFind some comfort through COVID-19 with these tips
Tips to help you find comfort if you are experiencing stress or anxiety during the...
COVID-19, Mental Health, Social InclusionIndigenous COVID-19 Task Force helping the most vulnerable
Providing basic needs to the most vulnerable is a priority. But the task force also...
Basic Needs, COVID-19, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingHelping children cope with COVID-19
Families have been dealing with the unprecedented COVID-19 situation as offices and schools have shut...
COVID-19, Mental Health, Readiness for Success, School & Career Success, Social InclusionIn the spirit of our journey to promote reconciliation, we would like to honour the truth of our shared history and acknowledge Treaty 7 territory and the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, that includes the Kainai, Siksika, and Piikani First Nations. We acknowledge the traditional lands of the Tsuut'ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations. We would also like to recognize the Métis people, and the Inuit people who have made their home here in Moh'kins'tsis, also known as Calgary.